Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-11
rnsNNl WASHINGTON.
Ispecial Correspondence OF tho Alexa. GAzE1TEl
WASHINGTON, d. c., August II, 1887

WASHINGTON, d. c., August II, 1887.
The self-laudatory campaign paper OF
Gen. Malone, partial synopsis of which,
as matter of news, was printed IN this
correspondence of yesterday, is likely,
Judging from the reports which have reach
ed this city, to prove source OF much more
weakness than strength to the author. NO
little merriment comes from the mistaken
date OF the writing, making it in that re-
spect quite ridiculous. How can q paper
bearing date of March last, criticise, or its
author have even the slightest knowledge
of the proceedings of, an extra gession OF the
Virginia legislature, which did not begin
until weeks after the day whose date the
paper bears? Nlahone's hind sights" and
fore sights" appear TO have gotten mixed,
for either the Legislature Gid not assemble
Mt the time reported, CT Malone had some
miraculous fore knowledge of what it
would and wouldn't do. He knew it all
loag before it happened. The fact is the
paper is az unlounded and misleading in
da,e, "a in nearly everything else it con.
ia ms. Elk Gov Walker, deceased, served
four wears in Congress, and Hunton and
Goode four or six years each, yet, though
the General INSERTS that BIO gives the con-
eressional record of all the democratic Con-
cressmen since the war, there is not word
as TO either OF them, or the slightest ref
erence TO their records. All sensible people
know that there is little or nothing in the
number of bills or resolutions introduced by
q member of either house of Congress. III
there was anything in that, why did
not the ex-senator give the public n
glimpse of the record of some of hls
Virginia congressional republican brethren
of the old or new school, Stowell, Jorgen-
sen, Platte and Porter, of the days of the
carpet baggers, or Lewis, Smith, Hooper,
Brady Bowen and Wise, of the other class?
Was tho General ashamed to have them
come under the measurement which he pre-
scribes for representatives in that respect, or
was he 10th TO admit that any other per-
sonage than himself ever had vote or q
voice in the legislative halls of the Capitol?
But, most serious Of all for him, Is the fact
that he has by his self laudation offended
many leading republicans, who intend to see
that the bubble of his pride rs displayed in
this paper be promptly pricked, and his AMI
bition To again become the sole and only
Senator and representative from his State
be etlectualy thwarted and overhrown.
Mr.. Barbour is in tho city to-day. He has
called a meeting OF tho democratic commit
tee OF his State on the 23d inst, and soon
after that date the practical work Of the fall
campaign will begin. Pevious to that pos
sibly to-day or to morrow, Mr.. Barbour will
go to the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
and seek there few days needful rest and
recreation in order TO brace up for the ardu-
GUS work that is before him.
The President arrived at the White House
from his country residence early to-day, and
during the morning had conference with the
few Of his Cabinet members who still re-
main in the city
The hopes of the various applicants for
the postmastership of this city, that were re-
viyed some weeks ago by the rumor that the
resignation of Mr. Conger, the offensive
partisan republican whose term has long
since expired would be accepted and dem
ocrat be appointed to the place, arc all
dropping again in consequences Of the pro-
longed delay in such desired action, and as
one Of the applicants said to the GAzETTE's
correspondent today, at the apparent in
tention of prolonging that delay to the
furthest possible extent
a good deal of disappointment is mani
tested at the Treasury Department, both at
the small number of bonds offered for re-
dcmption and at the high prices asked for
them.
The receipts OF the government from in
ternal revenue and customs to day amount
ed to 81 $50, 123 nearly a million and a-half
dollars, not one half of which would there
be any use for even if the Treasury were
empty, instead OF, as it is, OVERLOOKING with
Il hundred million surplus.
1t is rumored that the President, Secreta-
ry Lamont, Senator Kenna, and internal reve-
nue. commissioner Miller will soon go to
West Vireinin and spend a few days in fish
ing in The mountain brooks Of that Stale not
more than twenty miles from the famous
Greenbrier White Sui phur Springs.
The offensive presumption of some of the
partisan republican officials at the navy
yard here has been so stimulated and in
creased by the counJensnca and support it
has received from the prevailing system Of
that it has become almost
unbearable to the democrats there. As a
means of relief from Ii the sufferers have
appealed to the Secretary of the Navy, who
has promised that the most Objectionable Of
The officials referred to shall be removed,
and their places be given to democrats.
A new postoffice has been established at
Jumbo, Loudoun county, Va, with Jacob
4. Rinker as postmaster.
1t is about definitely determined that the
President will leave Washington the last
week of September and go directly to st.
Louis, probably by way OF Indianapolis.
He will spend two days at st. Louis, 60 from
hero to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Memphis,
and Atlanta, reaching The latter
,lace in time to meet mis- engagements for
october is. He will go by the ordinary
inc OF travel between the places named and
IS his fixed appointment will preclude any
divergence from the route to VISIT other
titles, all invitations outside of it will have
o be declined.
Not only Alabama people here to day. but
moving people from seyera! other Southern
states, also, the knowing ones of this city,
II agree that there is nothing in the report
emit out from here last night TO the effect
hat Judge Pottus, of Alabama, will be APP
ointed Associate Justice of the U. S. Sn-
reno Court vice Justice Woods, deceased,